Blockade

Dalit writing, global contexts: JV Pawar's poetry collection Blockade embodies the spirit of the Dalit Panthers

JV Pawar is an activist – more a Dalit Panther than a writer – and this reflects in his works. The poems in his collection Blockade speak of the Dalit community’s everyday life, their struggles, their agonies, and their hope amidst it all, as the purveyors of Babasaheb’s legacy. Despite his reputation as a historian-writer in Marathi, Blockade remained untouched, unreviewed and outside the discussions of English readers and critics

Gaza Skate Team, a group of Palestinian youngsters, beat deprivation, Israeli blockade through skating

Instructed by two coaches, the Gaza Skate Team are a group of 20 youngsters who hold weekly training sessions and watch videos online to learn and improve their skill.

Islamabad protests: Pakistan Army's role in focus as Islamists end blasphemy blockade

The effusive praise for General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s role as a mediator has triggered some concern among moderate politicians in Pakistan.

Gulf diplomatic crisis: Arab states refrain from imposing more measures against Qatar

Four Arab states that cut ties with Qatar are momentarily refraining from imposing more punitive measures against the Gulf state

RJD MLAs protest against Nitish Kumar outside Bihar Assembly, calls him RSS's chief minister

RJD legislators staged protests outside the Bihar Assembly ahead of the floor test of the Nitish Kumar government

RJD supporters take out anti-Nitish Kumar protest, throw stones at district magistrate for removing protestors

RJD supporters Thursday threw stones on the Saran district magistrate and superintendent of police during protests against Nitish Kumar breaking the Grand Alliance to form a new government with NDA support

IPFT supporters block national highway and railway tracks in Assam, demand separate state for tribals

The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) leaders and supporters today blocked the Assam-Agartala national highway (NH) and railway tracks at Khamthingbari in West Tripura district

FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar preparations continue 'as normal' despite diplomatic crisis

Despite the country being at the centre of a diplomatic crisis which has seen Qatar cut off politically — and economically — from neighbouring Gulf countries, organisers were unworried, said the source.

When India couldn't sustain backing Madhesis, their agitation became futile: Nepal PM Oli

The violent protests by the Madhesis in the southern plains and along the Nepal-India border hit supplies of fuel and essential commodities from India.

Great dream of developing Nepal hit by border blockade: Oli

Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday said his "great dream" of developing the landlocked nation has been obstructed by the blockade at the border trade points with India and the devastating April 29 temblor.